OWC Thunderbay Flex 8 HDD/SSD Enclosure

Description

OWC Thunderbay Flex 8 HDD/SSD Enclosure. Local pickup only.
Highlights
Eight drive bays: use a mix of SATA/SAS and U.2/M.2 NVMe drives for virtually limitless capacity and real world speeds up to 2750MB/s
Future ready: top four bays can use U.2 SSDs…the emerging M&E industry storage standard
Powerfully easy RAID: create, manage, and monitor advanced RAID sets with SoftRAID
Do more: second Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy chaining devices or additional display(s)
See more: DisplayPort 1.4 for connecting up to an 8K display
Fast media ingest: front-side SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers with up to 985MB/s speed
Play your card: (1) PCIe slot for audio/video capture, networking, SSD storage, hardware RAID card, or I/O card
Product Specifications:
Mac OS Compatibility
macOS 10.15 Catalina
Other Requirements
macOS 10.15.1 or later required.
Windows Compatibility
Limited support on compatible Windows systems. This device is not Thunderbolt certified for Windows. A Thunderbolt device may not function properly or at all if used with an operating system for which the device has not been certified.
Host Port Requirements
Thunderbolt 3
Driver Required
The SoftRAID driver is installed with the SoftRAID application.
Drivers for PCIe cards must be Thunderbolt-aware to function.
Number of Bays
8
Drive Mechanisms Supported
Bay 1 thru 8 - 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SATA drives
Bay 1 thru 4 - 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe SSD or M.2 NVMe SSD with U.2 Adapter
Bay 1 thru 8 - 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SAS drives - Requires SAS drive controller card (available separately)
U.2 Drive Bay PCIe Spec
Bay 1 - PCIe x4 lane
Bay 2, 3, 4 - PCIe x1 lane
Hot Swap Support
Yes
RAID Levels Supported
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 0+1
RAID 4
RAID 5
JBOD
Bootable
Dependent upon configuration. Independent Mac volumes should boot in most scenarios.
Chipset
Thunderbolt: Intel JHL7440
PCIe Switch: ASMedia ASM-2824
USB Controller: Genesys Logic GL-3590
Ports
(2) Thunderbolt 3 Ports
(1) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port
(2) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports
(1) DisplayPort Port
Memory Card Slots
(1) Secure Digital (SD) 4.0 (UHS-II)
(1) CFexpress Slot
PCIe Slots
(1) PCIe Gen 3 x16 connector/x4 lane slot (empty)
(1) PCIe Gen 3 x16 connector/x4 lane slot with SATA controller card
PCIe Cards Supported
Supports one full-height, half-length, single-width card (driverless or with Thunderbolt-aware driver).
GPUs not supported.
Hot Swap Support
Yes
Data Transfer Rate (Max)
Thunderbolt 3 : 40 Gb/s (or 5000 MB/s)
Secure Digital (SD) 4.0 (UHS-II): 985MB/s
CFexpress: 985MB/s
Display Support
DisplayPort 1.4: Up to 8K @ 60Hz or 4K @ 120Hz
Thunderbolt 3: Up to 5K @ 60Hz via a native Thunderbolt 3 display or 4K @ 60Hz via a Thunderbolt display or a USB-C display adapter
Housing Color
Black
Certifications
CE
FCC
VCCI
RCM
BSMI
Cooling
(1) 120mm cooling fan
Security Slot
Yes
Power Button
Yes
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Contact Start Stops
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Power Supply
Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply
AC Input
100-240V, 47-63Hz, 4.0A-8.0A
DC Output
+12V, 42A
Wattage
504 Watts
Power Delivery
(2) Thunderbolt 3 Ports (15W, 85W)
Environment
Environmental (Operating)
Temperature (°F) 50° — 95° (°C) 10° — 35°
Altitude -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
Humidity 8% to 90% non-condensing
Environmental (Non-Operating)
Temperature (°F) −40° — 149° (°C) −40° — 65°
Altitude -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing
Dimensions
Height: 34.9 cm (13.7 in)
Width: 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
Length: 39.0 cm (15.4 in)
Weight
9.2 kg (20.26 lbs)
Acoustics
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed